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an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops
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Recent Examples of encyclicals
This reframing is not at odds with traditional Catholic theological affirmations, as anyone who reads John Paul II’s encyclicals can see.
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R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclicals
Noun
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Labels that once sent cease-and-desist letters now increasingly recognize the data and brand equity available in the secondary market.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Get editorials, opinion columns, letters to the editor and more in your inbox weekday mornings.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By late afternoon, the batch of flowers and hopeful messages outside Guthrie’s home had swelled, and neighbors had attached yellow ribbons to their mailboxes and trees.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Our state government is struggling to pass audits, electric rates are rising and, despite Moore’s sunny pronouncements, the cost of rebuilding the Key Bridge has exploded from less than 2 billion to more than 5 billion dollars.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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As his public pronouncements became ever more circumspect, political commentators likened his approach to that of someone carrying a Ming vase across a polished museum floor, fixated on nothing more and nothing less than the task of delivering it safely to its plinth.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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First issue mails within 8 - 10 weeks.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The memos obtained by CNN show that today, some major law enforcement agencies have caught on to the danger.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nearly the entire council included lease negotiation in their budget memos.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Years of insults and diss tracks and pranks and social media posts have followed, with small islands of peace floating by from time to time.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Two public officials who oversaw the development of the Hope Florida program — Shevaun Harris and Taylor Hatch — are up again for confirmations to senior posts in the DeSantis administration.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, Vermont, Maryland and Colorado also were denied major disaster declarations.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But if so, the group is still adding shows without making any official declarations about an end run just yet.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Festivities included officials presenting proclamations in Key West and Miami.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Encyclicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclicals. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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